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S. L. LEDERER.

ORNAMENTAL GHAIN.

No. 273,744. Patented Mar-'.'13',1883.

WITNEEEEEI JNVENTUHI UNITED STATES PATENT Enron.

SIGMUND L. LEDERER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

CRNAMENTAL CHAlN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 273,744, dated March13, 1883.

Application filed January .3, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SIGMUND L. LEDERER, of the city, county, and Stateof New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in OrnamentalChains; and I hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming part of this specification. I

This invention has reference to an improvement in the construction ofornamental chainlinks; and it consists in the peculiar and novel mannerin which two blanks are secured together to form the link, as will bemore fully set forth hereinafter.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of part of an ornamental chain consistingof two links made after my invention, secured together by aconnecting-ring. Fig. 2 is a side view of a link. Fig. 3 is an end viewof the same. Fig. 4 is one of the blanks forming my improved link. Thebroken lines show how the slotted end of the blank is sprung when twoblanks are secured together. Fig. 5 is a view of one blank, showing theparts of the other blank on a line with the face of the blank insection.

In the drawings, a a are two blanks of any desired form or outline,secured together at right angle to each other, so that the sectionrepresents the form of a cross, as is shown in Fig. 3. Each one of theblanks a is provided with the central slot, 1), extending from thelongitudinal center of the blank to near one end of the same, where theslot is closed by the two projections c 0.

cl is a loop or ring formed at one end of the blank, and e a notch intowhich the two projections c c of the other blank enter. The

namented between dies or otherwise.

may be colored, gilded, polished, and finished before they are puttogether. When put together the blanks are spread sufficiently to en terone blank between the projections c c of the other, and. when enteredthe projections will either spring into the notches e or they may bepressed into the same. \Vhen thus secured they form a strong and durablechainlink, requiring no solder to secure the parts together, andtherefore the finish and polish are not injured by heat.

f is a connecting-link by which the chain links are secured together toform an ornamental chain. Various forms of connectinglinks may be usedto connect these links and produce different styles. A large variety ofchain-links may be produced by varying the form and design of theblanks.

Having thus described myinvention, 1 claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. An ornamental chain-link made of two flat blanks,each provided with the slot 1), the projections c c, and the notch c,secured together as described.

2. An ornamental chain consisting of links having flat blanks, securedtogether by interlocking the blanks, substantially as described, eachblank being provided with the eye (I, the whole formed into a chain byconnecting the links, as described.

3. An ornamental chain-link made of two flat blanks, each provided witha slot constructed to interlock the blanks to form the link, asdescribed.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

SIGMUND L. LEDERER.

Witnesses J. A. MILLER, J r., M. F. BLIGH.

